PATIENCE. vs Ignis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATIENCE.
This is a puzzle game that generates a vast number of unique, solvable challenges. It offers unlockable content and a minimalist experience without any in-app purchases or advertisements.
- Randomly generated puzzles
- Unlockable difficulties and characters
- Minimalist and fast gameplay
- Over 1.3 x 10^212 combinations
- No microtransactions or ads
- Particle effects
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PATIENCE is a puzzle game that generates random, solvable puzzles based off of some complex rules. It's shamelessly inspired from a concept featured in a hit 2015 indie game. Features: - unlockable difficulties, characters, and more - minimal and fast - over 1.3 x 10^212 combinations - no microtransactions or ads - completely free - PARTICLE EFFECTS?!
Ignis
A minimalist puzzle game where players strategically ignite shapes to create chain reactions. It offers hundreds of challenging levels with increasing difficulty, designed to test your logic and concentration.
- Minimalist and unique puzzle mechanic
- Physics-based puzzles
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- Relaxing music and effects
- Hint feature
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Brain teasing puzzle lovers will be addicted to this minimalist and unique puzzle game Ignis. Sparkle all mind twister shapes strategically in this minimalist puzzle action game. Tap on the point to ignite and watch all rectangles, hexagons, and circles burning. When one shape burns out, its sparkle spreads on the nearest shape and ignites it. If you like concentration games or challenging games, this physics puzzle game keep you enjoy for hours! Engaging games start easy and simple but get harder as you pass the levels. Ignis just like all addicting games for free begins with a level that you burn just one shape. However, after completing a couple of puzzle levels, you need to think how to burn five or six shapes only with a sparkle in this logic game. There are hundreds of logic master levels to complete and mind twister shapes, difficult mechanics, exigent lines and zigzags are waiting for you. Fuse all skillfully and have a challenge fun! Ignis is one of the best challenging and addicting free games to play when you bored. Its unique sounds, simple designs, relaxing fuse and sparkle effects and physics based mechanics can make it the best arcade game. How to play: Think strategically and tap the point you decide, then, watch the burning lines with the sparkles. Each sparkle will connect to other shapes if you can find the correct sparkle point! Unique and simple game mechanic and design let you live a different puzzle game experience. Puzzle levels getting harder and harder makes you addictive to this exciting puzzle game. Physic based levels are a great joy for the lovers of brain-teasing puzzle games. This classic logic game keep you entertained for hours! Features: Simple & unique game mechanic Physics puzzles getting harder to solve Relaxing music Various shapes to blast and burn Hint feature Enjoying casual style gameplay for the lovers of brain training games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PATIENCE. at none against Ignis's 9. PATIENCE. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 60%). Ignis's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (7.9K vs 442). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Ignis sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. PATIENCE. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PATIENCE. against 4.7 for Ignis. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ignis has 7.9K ratings behind it against 442, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of PATIENCE.'s written reviews are positive against 60% of Ignis's.
PATIENCE. ships an update every 21 months, Ignis every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATIENCE. | Ignis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (442 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better | 59.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 442 | 7.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garrett Michael | Dalak Games |
Customer experience
PATIENCE.
Ignis
User reviews
PATIENCE.
From 442 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Playable version of the puzzle
- 👍 Great idea for a game
- 👍 Decent Undertale fan game
- 👍 Fun to play when bored
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional freezing and crashing issues
- 🔍 Red tiles don't function as impassable walls like in Undertale
- 🕰️ Perseverance - Determined mode is too challenging with only 30 seconds
Ignis
From 7.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Satisfying gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals
- 🎶 Relaxing soundtrack
Room to improve
- 💢 Excessive ads
- 🙄 Ads even after purchase
- 🤯 Annoying ad prompts
- 🙃 Ads disrupt gameplay
Bugs and requests
PATIENCE.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Distorted UI when using non-default fonts
- Soft-locking issue when getting trapped with certain tile combinations
Requested features
4 requests- Level editor to create custom puzzles
- More unlockable soul colors and customization options
- Additional game modes like no-hit or race against others
- Ability to summon monsters on green tiles like in Undertale
Ignis
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Accidental ad signups
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Option to disable moving shapes
- Ability to mute sound
- Creative mode for user-generated levels
In-app purchases
PATIENCE.
No in-app purchases
Ignis
- 2 Hints$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 100 Diamonds$0.99
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- 5 Hints$1.99
- 300 Diamonds$1.99
- 12 Hints$3.99
- 750 Diamonds$3.99
- 30 Hints$8.99
- 1500 Diamonds$8.99
